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For the second year in a row, the Tulsa Regional Chamber was recognized as a top economic development organization by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) during the organization’s annual conference in Oklahoma City this week. IEDC’s Excellence in Economic Development Awards recognize the world's best economic development programs and partnerships...Continue Reading

A synopsis of the quarterly report, Highlights from 2020 Census, compiled and created by Dr. Ama Abrokwah, economist and director of research for the Tulsa Chamber.   *** “The nation’s composition remains a mix of big cities and small cities. Overall, large cities with 2020 populations of 50,000 or more grew a...Continue Reading

OWASSO — A new industrial park is planned for development in Owasso. The City Council this week approved financing for 5th Avenue Business Park LLC within Owasso’s burgeoning Redbud District. The 10-acre property, located south of 76th Street North off of U.S. 169, will feature three freestanding office buildings that offer u...Continue Reading

While trying to lure Tesla a couple of years ago, officials put together a portfolio of resumes from hundreds of engineers who said they would be willing to move to Tulsa if the electric car company built a plant here. “That was a huge part of our pitch,” said Aaron Miller...Continue Reading

36 Degrees North, Tulsa’s largest hub for entrepreneurs, has generated a combined economic impact of $572.5 million over the last five years, the organization said Thursday. Contained in its 2021 Economic Impact Report, the figures equate to a direct economic impact of $159 for every dollar invested. For the year, 36 Degree...Continue Reading

For all too many years, many if not most American cities turned their backs on the rivers responsible for their very existence. The thinking held that banks along those tributaries were best left to factories, warehouses, and industrial real estate. If detritus associated with manufacturing needed trashing, well, the river...Continue Reading

Tulsa advocates maintain the way to unlocking the municipality’s national economic development potential is through a direct link to the United States’ largest city and financial center. Friday, that connection was cemented. Local officials announced nonstop service from Tulsa International Airport (TUL) to New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) beginning Nov. 3. Th...Continue Reading

Folks who don’t know much about Tulsa’s secondary airport have begun receiving an education. The first of three meetings was held this past week to generate master plan input for Tulsa Riverside Airport (location code RVS), which has more takeoffs and landings than any other airport in the state. With clos...Continue Reading

Several American cities are experiencing a renaissance because they are redefining themselves with new attractions. As it turns out, attractions that draw people include music, theater, museums, galleries and gardens: in other words, the arts. Until very recently, Fayetteville, North Carolina, was best known as the home of Fort Liberty, previousl...Continue Reading

Tulsa’s Future 2016 - 2020 In its third multi-year phase, Tulsa's Future, the regional economic development partnership led by the Tulsa Regional Chamber, made great strides to drive economic prosperity across northeast Oklahoma. The plan was designed to enhance the Tulsa region as a place for high-value growth and flourishing communities...Continue Reading

Like most industries, rail has its share of issues to address: cost controls, supply chain issues, worker availability, the decline of coal, an interesting juxtaposition with the trucking industry and the ubiquitous issue of competition. Still, long-term, demand for freight transportation – for commodities other than coal – is expected t...Continue Reading

The Northeast Oklahoma Automotive Corridor consists of 11 mega-sites across the region.  All of our mega-sites offer: Available land ready for development Central locations with quick access to ice-free ports, Class I railroads, major highways, and interstates Strong workforce of more than one million highly-skilled future employees Location, Location, Location Being centrally located,  Claremore Industrial Par...Continue Reading

The future of downtowns across America has been debated and scrutinized since the onset of the Covid19 pandemic. In the early days of the pandemic, people decamped dense urban cores for more square footage, social distancing and cost savings elsewhere. People stopped going into the office, which meant central business distric...Continue Reading

It’s that time of year again—the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd when the home team hits a home run, not to mention the peanuts, Cracker Jacks and hot dogs! Nothing compares to the fun of gameday at the stadium, enjoying the national pastime of baseball. Som...Continue Reading

Air Transport Components (ATC) announced today it will locate its headquarters and open a maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) facility in Tulsa. Based in Gilbert, Ariz., ATC provides repair and overhaul services for components and accessories found on both commercial and military air transport aircraft. The 60,000-square-foot facility in Tuls...Continue Reading

ClearSign Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: CLIR) ("ClearSign" or the "Company"), an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that improve energy, operational efficiency and safety while dramatically reducing emissions, today announces the relocation and grand opening of the Company’s new headquarters to Tulsa, OK.  The Company will host the officia...Continue Reading

RadNet, Inc. (“RadNet”, NASDAQ:  RDNT), a national leader in providing high-quality and cost-effective outpatient diagnostic imaging services, will locate a customer operations center at the Eastgate Metroplex in Tulsa. RadNet plans to hire up to 500 customer service coordinators in Tulsa. “We are proud to be opening our customer operations center i...Continue Reading

The Tulsa Regional Chamber received Bronze Rank in the category of Economic Development Organization of the Year, an award program presented annually by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The award was announced this week at a ceremony during IEDC’s Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. “The winners of IEDC’s Excellence i...Continue Reading

Tulsa was recently named the 2nd most affordable big city in the U.S. by Rocket Homes. To find the most affordable big cities in the U.S., Rocket Homes reviewed the Council for Community and Economic Research’s data on cost of living. The C2ER’s 2019 Q2 Cost of Living Index analyzes the prices o...Continue Reading

Today, officials at MidAmerica Industrial Park announced its newest mega-employer, Canoo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOEV), a company manufacturing innovative electric vehicles (EVs). According to a news release issued by the company today: “Canoo’s 400-acre campus will be in the Tulsa area at MidAmerica Industrial Park, a 9,000-acre industrial complex strategically locate...Continue Reading